HARDIN-CENTRAL AT CHRISTIAN

❯❯ WHEN — 7 tonight

❯❯ BROADCASTS — 100.1 FM (KKWK), 1550 AM (KSFT), northwestmoinfo.com

❯❯ RECORDS — Hardin-Central 6-4, Christian 8-2

❯❯ PLAYERS TO WATCH — Hardin-Central: WR Mark Carpenter gives Bulldogs’ offense balance, recorded 10 touchdowns on only 32 receptions during regular season. Christian: QB Luke Mathes continues to gain experience under center. His run threat creates opportunities for pass game.

❯❯ NOTES — Christian makes 6th straight trip to postseason with 3 of those ending in state title game, including 2006 championship ... Hardin-Central in playoffs for 17th time in school history, 3rd since joining 8-man ranks 4 years ago ... Hardin-Central just 1-2 in those 3 trips, lone win came in most recent meeting with Christian in 2007 semifinals. Bulldogs won 32-28 to reach state title game ... Christian’s lone loss in 8-man came Week 1 against Mound City (9-1), also lost in school’s first 11-man contest against Tarkio ... Hardin-Central won final 2 games to finish as District 1 runner-up behind Miami (Amoret). Christian went 4-0 in District 2 play.

DEKALB at MIAMI (AMORET)

❯❯ WHEN — 7 tonight

❯❯ BROADCASTS — northwestmoinfo.com (tentative)

❯❯ RECORDS — DeKalb 7-3, Miami 7-1

❯❯ PLAYERS TO WATCH — DeKalb: QB Dustin Zabel provides menacing force on opposite side of ball, keys defensive pressure from DE spot. Miami: RB Ryan Good scores touchdown on 1 of every 5 carries, scored 21 on just 124 attempts while racking up 1,295 yards (161 per game average).

❯❯ NOTES — Miami enters as District 1 champions after reaching playoffs last year as runner-up, losing to Christian in quarterfinals ... Miami on 4-game winning streak since losing to Colony Crest (Kan.) on Sept. 18. After 4 wins, Miami had byes for season’s final 2 weeks ... Miami’s record includes only 4 games against Missouri opponents, all 4 victories, 3 in districts ... DeKalb lost out on District 2 title after loss to Christian in Week 9. Tigers other 2 losses came to North Andrew (8-2), Stanberry (9-1) ... Winner advances to next Friday’s semifinal round against either Christian (8-2), Hardin-Central (7-3) ... DeKalb in playoffs for 1st time since 2003.

WORTH CO. at MOUND CITY

❯❯ WHEN — 7 tonight

❯❯ BROADCASTS — northwestmoinfo.com

❯❯ RECORDS — Worth County 9-1, Mound City 9-1

❯❯ PLAYERS TO WATCH — Worth County: Sophomore RB Eli Mullock torched Panthers for 144 yards during regular season matchup. Mound City: DL James Schoonover providing game-changing force since early-season return from injuries sustained in offseason car accident, leads team with 7 sacks.

❯❯ NOTES — Easily the biggest quarterfinal matchup since that round started last year ... Worth County ended defending champion Mound City’s winning streak with 22-20 win in regular season. Worth County then defaulted into District 4 runner-up role with Week 10 loss to Stanberry ... Worth County represented 8-man’s last unbeaten ... Mound City dominated rest of regular season slate after loss to Worth County, allowed only 24 points in final 5 games including 2 shutouts to win District 3 ... Mound City owns 4 total shutouts, allowed only 60 points overall ... Worth County, Mound City shared Highway 275 Conference title with Stanberry, also 9-1.

NODAWAY-HOLT at STANBERRY

❯❯ WHEN — 7 tonight

❯❯ BROADCASTS — 95.5 FM (KAAN)

❯❯ RECORDS — Nodaway-Holt 5-5, Stanberry 9-1

❯❯ PLAYERS TO WATCH — Nodaway-Holt: QB Blake Shamberger ran for 115 yards, threw for 107, factored into all 4 Trojans’ TDs last week against Craig. Stanberry: RB Conner Rosier ranks 3rd in rushing out of Bulldogs’ option attack, 2nd in receiving yards, best in total touchdowns at 18.

❯❯ NOTES — Nodaway-Holt reaches playoffs for 1st time since 1995 despite losing last week’s district finale against Craig. With Nodaway-Holt, Craig, South Holt all finishing at 2-2 in districts, Nodaway-Holt advanced thanks to point-differential tiebreaker ... Stanberry captured District 4 title with convincing Week 10 win against previously unbeaten Worth County. Victory forced 3-way tie for Highway 275 Conference title ... Stanberry in postseason for 2nd straight year, only 4th time in successful program’s history ... Stanberry beat Nodaway-Holt 50-14 in regular-season matchup Sept. 25, 1 of 4 conference losses for resurgent Trojans.